Comparison · NCT00855595-sae
Azelaic Acid (Finacea, BAY39-6251) Plus Doxycycline (Oracea) vs Metronidazole (Metrogel) Plus Doxycycline (Oracea): serious adverse events
Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.
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ConductScience Library. Azelaic Acid (Finacea, BAY39-6251) Plus Doxycycline (Oracea) vs Metronidazole (Metrogel) Plus Doxycycline (Oracea): serious adverse events. Trial comparisons, record NCT00855595-sae. Release trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0, 23 Mar 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/comparisons/NCT00855595-sae
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Measures6
Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.
| Measure | Value | 95% interval, lower | 95% interval, upper | Method | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk in group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.035 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0.0099 | 0.00175 | 0.054 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | -0.0099 | -0.054 | 0.026 | newcombe hybrid score | |
| Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2 | log | a group has no participants with the outcome | |||
| Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2 | log | a cell of the two-by-two table is zero | |||
Number needed to treat, for one fewer participant with a serious adverse event on Azelaic Acid (Finacea, BAY39-6251) Plus Doxycycline (Oracea) than on Metronidazole (Metrogel) Plus Doxycycline (Oracea) | 101 | from the risk difference interval | the interval includes no difference |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Groups2
Neither group, or both, names a comparator, so the groups keep ClinicalTrials.gov's order.
| Group | Title | Description | With the outcome | Analysed | ClinicalTrials.gov code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Azelaic Acid (Finacea, BAY39-6251) Plus Doxycycline (Oracea) | Participants received topical azelaic acid gel 15% twice daily and systemic doxycycline 40 mg once daily for 12 weeks | 0 | 106 | EG000 |
| Group 2 | Metronidazole (Metrogel) Plus Doxycycline (Oracea) | Participants received topical metronidazole 1% gel once daily and systemic doxycycline 40 mg once daily for 12 weeks | 1 | 101 | EG001 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Harm
- What it counts
- Total, serious adverse events
- Time frame
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Efficacy of Topical Azelaic Acid 15% Gel Plus Anti-inflammatory Dose Doxycycline or Metronidazole Gel 1% Plus Anti-inflammatory Dose Doxycycline in Moderate Papulopustular Rosacea
- NCT number
- NCT00855595
- Phases
- PHASE4
- Conditions
- Papulopustular Rosacea
- Interventions
- Azelaic acid (Finacea, BAY39-6251), Metronidazole (Metrogel), Doxycycline (Oracea)
- Lead sponsor
- LEO Pharma
- Results first posted
- 2012-08-29
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00855595?tab=results
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Source
- Release
- trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0
- Release manifest SHA-256
- f66225897fbf258b57ea10bdacfd0347d3cdfda93f7f5685234b7e06ea36fa57
- AACT copy
- 2026-03-23
- Tables read
- outcome_counts.parquet, outcome_measurements.parquet, outcomes.parquet, reported_event_totals.parquet, reported_events.parquet, result_groups.parquet, studies.parquet, ctgov_trial.parquet
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Sources 2
- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
- ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
Each source's terms
- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
- ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions. The measures are ConductScience's calculation from them.
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